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Reintegrating institutionalized mental retardates in the community: A descriptive survey

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Communities are giving relatively little attention to the problem of reintegrating institutionalized mental retardates into their home communities. Findings indicate that 25 percent of a group of institutionalized retardates may be capable of being reintegrated into community living. These retardates appear to be brighter, have been institutionalized a shorter period of time, and are in more consistent contact with their homes than those considered terminal cases. The data suggest that many retardates possess a variety of skills valuable to community adjustment, but that the lack of adequate community services may prohibit their leaving the institution.

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  1. Wyoming Department of Health, Mental Retardation Planning and Program Implementation, USA

    Lamar R. Gordon Jr. Ed.S. (Director)

  2. University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    Allen E. Ivey Ed.D. (Professor of Education and Psychology)

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This investigation was supported in part by a PHS Research Grant R11-MH-00458 (04) from the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service. The investigators express appreciation to Fred Heryford, Superintendent of the Wyoming State Training School, whose interest and support made this study possible. Special gratitude is also owed Keith Olson of the Wyoming Department of Public Health and to David Kirk, Robert Pangburn, Ivan Glandt, Juanita Morgan, and John Wray of the Training School staff for their assistance.

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Gordon, L.R., Ivey, A.E. Reintegrating institutionalized mental retardates in the community: A descriptive survey. Community Ment Health J 4, 395–401 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434376

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